Finchingfield in the Domesday Book

A village in Hinckford hundred, in the county of Essex.

Ten manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Earl Algar
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £9 in 1066; £18 in 1070; £18 in 1086
  • Households: 10 villagers; 9 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 16 acres
  • Woodland: 60 pigs
  • Mills: 1
  • Animals in 1066: 63 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 25 cattle; 61 pigs; 2 cobs

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Edeva the fair
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free men, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Hervey of 'Spain' (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £5 in 1066; £8 in 1086
  • Households: 3 villagers; 50 smallholders; 5 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 5 lord's ploughs; 7 men's ploughs
  • Meadow: 16 acres
  • Woodland: 160 pigs

• 3rd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Brictric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Arnold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £3 in 1086
  • Households: 8 smallholders; 3 slaves
  • Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs
  • Woodland: 30 pigs

• 4th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Northmann
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guy of Anjou (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ⁵⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 1 smallholder; 1 slave
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough
  • Meadow: 9 acres
  • Woodland: 20 pigs
  • Animals in 1086: 3 cattle

• 5th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, eleven
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
  • Households: 11 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
  • Meadow: 3 acres

• 6th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Elinant (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
  • Households: 7 smallholders
  • Meadow: 6 acres
  • Woodland: 6 pigs
  • Animals in 1066: 10 cattle; 20 pigs; 1 cob
  • Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 26 pigs

• 7th Manor

  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two; Free man, one
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Alan
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Count Alan
  • Taxable Value: ³⁄₈ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 5 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 2 acres

• 8th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, two
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Arnold (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 10 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 3 smallholders; 1 slave
  • Meadow: 4 acres

• 9th Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Wulfric
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Count Eustace
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: Guy of Anjou (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1086
  • Households: 2 smallholders
  • Meadow: 4 acres
  • Woodland: 5 pigs
  • Mills: 1

• 10th Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Wihtgar son of Aelfric
  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: Freemen, three
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Count Gilbert
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: 2 men-at-arms (subinfeudated)
  • Taxable Value: ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £2 in 1070; £3 5/- in 1086
  • Households: 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
  • Meadow: 7 acres
  • Woodland: 10 pigs